Electrically heated toy



Feb. 7, 1933. w o co s 1,896,663

ELECTRICALLY HEATED TOY Filed May 1, 1931 Patented Feb. 7,; .1933

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE wnmnm o. com-ms, or WELLBVILLE, KANSAS ELEGTBICALLY HEATED TOY J Application filed Kay 1,

This inventionrelates to electrically heated toys and has for anobject to provide gen- .doll, with parts erally a toy which will'replace the usual electric heating pad.

A further object of the'invention is to provide a toy, such as a doll, teddy bear, or other stuffed toy, which will be1warmed by electric resistance wire so that the toy can be used in the ordinary manner. during the day and, when taken to bed at night, will provide a warm companion which children and infants will enjoy cuddling.

A further object of the invention is to provide a toy embodying an electric heating pad controlled by a thermal switch which will prevent overheating of the pad.

A still further object is to provide a toy in which the heating element may be readily replaced when burned out.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, it

being understood that various modifications may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the s lrit or sacrificing any of,the advantages of the invention. a

In the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification,

Figure 1' is a perspective view of a doll constructed in accordance with my invention,

Fig. 2 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view through the head and torso of the of the torso in elevation, and showing the heating pads applied there- Fig. 3 isla cross sectional view line'.3-'3-o'fiFig. 2.

Referringnow to the drawing in which W like charactersof reference designate simi lar parts in the various views, a doll is shown for the purpose of illustration, comprising a hollow he'adlO which, in the present embodiment of theinvention, is secured to the torso 11 by-"snap fasteners annular strip 13 of material, which may be sewed, as shown at 14, or otherwise secured to the torso. "Thus,.the head is readilyretaken on the I 12 carriedby-an that, by simply removing the 1031. Serial m 534,383.

movable by unsnapping the sna A heating pad 15, of any pre erred material and containing the usual electric resistance element 16, is inserted in the head so as to provide a stufling therefor, one ter- 65 minal of the heating element being connected by a conductor .wire 17 to a plug 18 which s receivable in a socket 19 that is secured in an openin 20 in the back of the head. The outer en of the socket is uipped with a removable plug 21 having tie usual extension cord 22 terminating in a plug 23 which may be engaged in a lamp socket or other electric receptacle, as will be understood. In further carryin out the invention, I preferably provide adieating pad 24 which, in some instances, may be wrapped around the torso 11 andzthe terminals of which may be secured. together by snap fasteners 25 to permit ready removal and replacement when necessary. The heating pad is of the usual construction, containing insulated electrical resistance wires 26 looped'back and forth throughout the length of the pad, as indicated in F i 2.

One term nal of the heating pad 24 is connected by a conductor wire 27 to the abovementioned plug 20. V

A thermal switch 28, as best shown in Fig. 2, is connected tothe remaining terminals ofthe head heating pad 15 and the torso heating pad 24 by conductor wires 29 and 30, respectively. The switch is of'the usual type, in which a bimetallic sensitive member 31 is employed as a terminal, the same being equipped witha contact 32' which engages a fixed contact 33 carried by the adjustable terminal 34 of the switch, the parts being housed in the usual insulating easing 35.

fasteners.

Vhen the sensitive member is heated beyond a predetermined temperature by the heat of the pads in the doll, the member becomes elongated and'movels the contact 32 from engagement with the contact 33, thus breaking the circuit at this .point.

From the above description, it will be seen head from the torso, the heating pad 15 in the head may be removed for replacement when burned out.

2 neeaees Should it be necessary to replace the torso heating Ipad 24 it is simply n to detach t e head and remove the. terminals 27 and 30 from the plug 18 and the switch v 28, whereupon the snap fasteners 25 may be unsnapped and the heating pad removed and replaced with a new heating pad.

It will be observed that y simply detaching the pin 21 from'the socket 19 thetoy 1 may be use in the ordinary manner during the da By simplyreplacing the plug in the soc et and attaching the extension-cord to a floor receptacle or other receptacle, the toy will be warmed by the efiects of the head heating pad 15 and torso heating pad 24 to provide a warm bed companion for the infant.

It is not intended to limit the construction of the device to removable heating pads, since, obviously, non-removable heating ads may be built into the body structure 0 the toy without sacrificing any of the advantages above described. Furthermore, it may even be desirable to dispense with the heating pad 25 and em 10y a heating element of any desired type built into the body structure of the toy or removably assembled therewith, and it is intended that the scope of the invention shall extend to such constructions. Having thus described the invention, 1

claim:

1. A toy including a removable hollow head, a body, a removable electric heating ad disposed in the head, a removable heat- 3 mg pad wrapped around the body, and a thermal switch in the head automatically controlling the heat of both pads.

2. -A toy doll including a hollow head, a body, means for removably securing the head to the body, an electric heating pad removably disposed in the head, an electric heating pad wrapped around the body and having the terminals connected by snap fasteners to permit removal of the pad, a thermal switch in the head automatically controlling the heat of both pads, and an extension cord 'operatively connected with the pads.

3. A toy doll including a hollow rigid head, a stuffed body, snap fasteners carried by the body and head removably securing the head to the body, an electric heatin pad forming a stufiin for the head, an e ectric heatin pad earned by the body and wrapped aroun the exterior t ereof, circuit wires connecting I 55, both pads, a thermal switch concealed within 65 WILLIAM O. COLLIN the head for automatically controlling the current passing through the wires, a receptacle carried by the head, a plug for said circuit wires engaged in the inner end of the receptacle within the head, and an extension lamp cord terminating in a plug en aged in the guter end of said socket external y of the In testimony whereof I aifix m signature. 

